Liang Jingkun beat Fan Zhendong at table tennis worlds

Top seed Fan Zhendong has suffered a defeat at the World Table Tennis Championships in Hungary.

Liang Jingkun plays Fan Zhendong during their men's single round-of-16 match at the World Table Tennis Championships in Budapest, Hungary on Thursday, April 25, 2019. [Photo: AP]

He was beaten by his teammate Liang Jingkun in five sets.

Olympic champion Ma Long has reached the quarter-finals, beating Hugo Calderano of Brazil in five sets.

Ling Gaoyuan also booked a place in the last eight after beating a player from South Korea in four sets.